Discovery History is a channel with programming about history from Discovery Networks Europe

Discovery Networks Europe

Discovery Networks Europe is a subsidiary of Discovery Networks International. The network was established in 1989 with its headquarters based in London and New York....

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History

The channel was initially known as Discovery Civilisation and was devoted to documentaries regarding history and civilizations, historic, ancient or present. On 1 November 2007, Discovery Civilisations was re-branded as Discovery Knowledge, by Heavenly

Heavenly Group Ltd

Heavenly Group Limited, trading under the name Heavenly, is an independent branding agency founded by Richard Sunderland in 2002. The company is headquartered in London but services clients on a worldwide basis....

. The channel focused on history, natural history, engineering and crime

Discovery Knowledge +1 launched on Sky, Channel 551, on 30 June 2008. It moved to channel 557 on 20 January 2009 to make way for the launch of Investigation Discovery.

On 7 November 2010, Discovery Knowledge was rebranded as Discovery History. This takes the channel's focus back to becoming "the only UK channel dedicated to factual history", to counter the fact that its competitors History and Yesterday began showing more reality and scripted programming, respectively.

Programming

• Industrial Revelations
  Industrial Revelations
  Industrial Revelations is a Documentary show showing the connections between related industrial advances. The show's presenter has changed several times since the first series in 2002 hosted by Mark Williams.-Episode guide:...
  
  
• Finding the Fallen
  Finding the Fallen
  Finding the Fallen is a UK based documentary TV series by Yap Productions developed for the History Channel / Discovery Channel in which a team of archaeologists, historians and forensic experts work to identify unknown World War I soldiers and finally lay them to rest.-Concept:This UK original...
  
  
• Time Team
  Time Team
  Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on Channel 4 since 1994. Created by television producer Tim Taylor and presented by actor Tony Robinson, each episode features a team of specialists carrying out an archaeological dig over a period of three days, with Robinson explaining...
  
  
• Planes That Never Flew
  Planes That Never Flew
  Planes That Never Flew is a Discovery Channel documentary series about experimental aircraft projects that never flew. Over four one-hour episodes, the series examined the history behind aborted projects to build two jet fighters, a supersonic transport , and a nuclear powered long range...
  
  
• Wartime Secrets with Harry Harris
• Weaponology
  Weaponology
  Weaponology is a documentary television series that premiered on November 6, 2007 on the Discovery Channel. The program also airs on the Military Channel.- Episode list :...
  
  
• World War 1 in Colour
  World War 1 in Colour
  World War 1 in Colour is a documentary narrated by Kenneth Branagh. The first of its six parts aired on 1 September 1990 in the United Kingdom. It was released on DVD in the United States as World War 1 in Color on 10 May 2005...
  
  
• Unsolved History
  Unsolved History
  Unsolved History is an American documentary television series that aired from 2002 to 2005. The program was produced by MorningStar Entertainment, Termite Art Productions, and others for the Discovery Channel. The series lasted over three seasons and had a total of 47 episodes, in which a team of...
  
  

See also

• Investigation Discovery (US)
• Discovery World (TV channel)
  Discovery World (TV channel)
  Discovery World is a European television network known as Discovery Civilisation from 1999 - 2008. Discovery World offers an experience of the very best factual programming from around the globe. Discovery World showcases a rich and colourful selection of high quality factual programmes from around...
  
  
• List of channels on Virgin TV
• List of channels on Sky
• List of documentary television channels

External links

• Discovery History
• Discovery History presentation in The Ident Gallery
• Discovery Knowledge presentation on TVARK